Rooney Mara looks elegant in floor-length nude gown with cut-out shapes as she loses out on Supporting Actress at the 2016 BAFTAs

Carol actress Rooney Mara failed to win Supporting Actress when she attended the EE BAFTAs on Sunday evening, but she looked incredible all the same.

The 30-year-old looked incredible in a nude floor-length gown which had cut out shapes running throughout at the event, held at the historic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden for the 10th year running.

The strappy number had a cold shoulder detail and ruffled straps and the plunging neckline drew attention to her assets.

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Looking lovely: Carol actress Rooney Mara made sure she stole the spotlight when she attended the EE BAFTAs on Sunday evening held at the historic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden

Rooney was up against Kate Winslet, who won the gong for her role in Steve Jobs, as well as Alicia Vikander, Julie Walters and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

All in the details: Her strappy number had a cold shoulder detail and ruffled straps and the plunging neckline drew attention to her assets

Eddie Redmayne has been nominated for the second year in a row for a BAFTA Best Actor award, for his role in The Danish Girl.

He has been widely applauded for his role as a transgender artist - after his win in 2015 for The Theory of Everything.

The moving film is based on a fictitious love story, which is loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.

Wow: She has garnered critical acclaim for her role in Carol, in which she stars against Cate Blanchett, (pictured) in the movie about an aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman

Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

He goes on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s and must for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.

While Mark Rylance leads the way in Bridge Of Spies. During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court.

He must then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

In Big Short, four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.

Starring Christian Bale and Steve Carrell, the movie is one of five titles up for Best Film.

With Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton on board, it's little wonder that Spotlight has also caught the eye of the judges.

It focuses on the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Tom Hanks and Charlotte Rampling were three big names who have all been notably missed from the list of nominations this year.

Success story: Carol, along with Bridge Of Spies are leading the way with nine nominations apiece and both have been nominated for Best Film, along with The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight